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Opposition YSR Congress today alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is "mum" about special status to the state as he is playing into the hands of the Centre to "save his skin".

YSR Congress has announced that it will hold a dharna on August 10 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest against the Centre's "delay" in granting special status to Andhra Pradesh and to highlight the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government's "indifference" on the issue.

YSR Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised a proposal to acquire 15,000 acres of land for an international airport at Bhogapuram district despite protests by locals.

A fire allegedly started by some unidentified miscreants this morning damaged banana plantations and pump sheds of farmers in six villages around Tullur in the district, part of which has been earmarked for establishing the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

Less than 10 days after Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party or TDP emerged the clear winner in the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh, fresh trouble is brewing for YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Before the results of the national and state elections are counted, some political parties in Andhra Pradesh claim they've glimpsed the verdict. In the municipal or local elections, whose results are being counted today, they see a portent.

Some BJP supporters allegedly hurled eggs at union minister and Andhra Pradesh Congress election campaign committee chief K Chiranjeevi during a public meeting in Machilipatnam on Friday after his remarks against Narendra Modi calling him a "Hitler" and "tyrant", police said.

Building a capital city "better than Hyderabad" for Seemandhra, Rs 500 dole for school students, loan waiver for women self-help groups and hike in social security pensions were among promises made by YSR Congress Party in its manifesto today.

With Parliament passing the Telangana Bill and paving the way for the region to be turned into India's 29th state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, all parties are now looking at changing strategies and perhaps political realignments.

Normal life in Rayalaseema and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh came to a halt on Wednesday on a shutdown call by YSR Congress party to protest the manner in which the bill for formation of separate Telangana state was passed in Lok Sabha.

The bill to create Telangana will be taken up for discussion in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the government today announced as the BJP warned against passing the proposal in the din of protests, without addressing the concerns of all regions of Andhra Pradesh.
The main opposition party has become the focus of all efforts to stall the move, with five un...

YSR Congress has called for an Andhra Pradesh shutdown Friday to protest the manner in which the Telangana bill was tabled in Parliament. YSR Congress gave the call to protest what it calls the mockery of democracy. It also decided to muster support of all opposition parties to stall the bill.